Table 2.
Percentage distribution of OIDP and OHIP-14 performance items and total prevalence scores for urban and rural residents
| OIDP | OHIP-14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Urban % (n) | Rural % (n) | Items | Urban % (n) | Rural % (n) |
| Eating | 19.2 (484) | 26.5 (810)** | Articulation | 5.4 (136) | 9.4 (288)** |
| Speaking | 5.4 (135) | 9.5 (290)** | Sense of taste | 9.3 (236) | 18.9 (578)** |
| Cleaning teeth | 12.8 (322) | 21.6 (657)** | Pain | 38.0 (958) | 44.9 (1369)** |
| Sleeping/ Relaxing |
7.4 (184) | 14.2 (433)** | Eating | 20.3 (512) | 26.8 (820)** |
| Smiling | 15.5 (391) | 25.7 (783)** | Self-conscious | 23.6 (597) | 29.6 (904)** |
| Emotional | 5.0 (1|26) | 8.7 (266)** | Felt tense | 9.1 (230) | 12.8 (391)** |
| School work | 5.7 (144) | 14.2 (432)** | Diet unsatisfactory | 13.2 (333) | 22.0 (673)** |
| Social contact | 2.0 (50) | 2.9 (88)* | Interrupt meals | 7.0 (178) | 9.6 (295)** |
| OIDP > 0 | 38.1 (949) | 52.2(1573)** | Relax | 8.8 (222) | 15.9 (487)** |
| Mean OIDP ADD |
0.9 (1.9) | 1.5 (2.5)** | Embarrassed | 14.0 (353) | 21.6 (661)** |
| Irritable | 6.4 (163) | 15.4 (470)** | |||
| Usual work | 5.2 (132) | 6.8 (207)* | |||
| Less satisfied | 7.1 (179) | 13.1 (401)** | |||
| Unable to function | 6.3 (159) | 11.1 (339)** | |||
| OHIP-14 > 0 | 55.6 (1383) | 68.9 (2073)** | |||
| Mean OHIP-14 ADD | 2.0 (3.4) | 3.0 (4.3)** | |||
**p < 0.001, *p < 0.05.